Faculty Excellence
Faculty in the Klein College of Science are leaders in their fields. Learn about awards and honors our faculty have received for teaching, research and community engagement, and the leadership roles our faculty hold in professional organizations.
Distinguished professors
Pinku Mukherjee | Irwin Belk Distinguished Professor in Cancer Research |
Xiaojun Ren | Irwin Belk Distinguished Scholar in Biology |
Endowed professors
vacant | Charles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry |
Craig Ogle, emeritus | Charles H. Stone Professor of Chemistry |
Faculty News

On March 26, Chancellor Sharon L. Gaber honored UNC Charlotte faculty with more than a million dollars in active external…
The National Academy of Inventors (NAI) has announced the 2025 class of Senior Members, with seven of the newly named members from…

Susan R. Trammell, Ph.D., professor of physics and optical science, has earned a Prince Mohammad Bin Fahd University (PMU)-National Academy…

Kirill Afonin, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, and M. Brittany Johnson, Ph.D., assistant professor of biology, were featured in Newswise for…

Jordan C. Poler, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, was featured as the cover story on WBTV’s “On Your Side Tonight” to…

Jordan C. Poler, Ph.D., professor of chemistry, discussed his innovations to remove harmful and forever chemicals from drinking water with…